Michael Bollen
Auteur van Earth Inc.
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- Geboortedatum
- 1974
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- England
UK - Geboorteplaats
- Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
- Opleiding
- University of Warwick
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Earth Inc door Michael Bollen
A light, funny and satirical book. It is set very much in the moment and in a few years the concepts and ideas presented may not date well. Somewhat ponderous and I found myself skipping parts of the book. Could have been better if it were a couple of chapters shorter.
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.I initially had high hopes but I was disappointed with this. Very poorly conceived, the characters were dismal and the plot seemed rehashed from several movies. Very lazy.
I made it all the way to the end, but was left feeling I ought to have dumped it after 50 pages.
I made it all the way to the end, but was left feeling I ought to have dumped it after 50 pages.
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.Thanks to the publishers for this Early Reviewer group copy.
I found this chunky bit of alt.future satire to be a brisk and entertaining read. If Pratchett and Naomi Klein did some synergising, it might be a little like this. A lot of the elements have been done before - big business gone mad, weird tech, mad scientists - but the characters are more than just cliches, and the author convincingly lets us share their motivations and weaknesses, keeping our sympathy throughout.
Also, there are some properly funny moments, and a few scenarios that stretch the mind! A good read, and given the chance, the author could produce something really special in the future, now that he's dealt with some of his obvious bugbears.… (meer)
I found this chunky bit of alt.future satire to be a brisk and entertaining read. If Pratchett and Naomi Klein did some synergising, it might be a little like this. A lot of the elements have been done before - big business gone mad, weird tech, mad scientists - but the characters are more than just cliches, and the author convincingly lets us share their motivations and weaknesses, keeping our sympathy throughout.
Also, there are some properly funny moments, and a few scenarios that stretch the mind! A good read, and given the chance, the author could produce something really special in the future, now that he's dealt with some of his obvious bugbears.… (meer)
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aarch235 | 7 andere besprekingen | Nov 25, 2008 |
aarch235 | 7 andere besprekingen | Nov 25, 2008 | Earth Inc is an enjoyable ride through a capitalist world.
The humour is not as overt as in some similar books - but that is a refreshing change. Certainly an enjoyable read, although it doesn't leave you with any form of after-thought, which would be a nice addition.
The actual plot is surprisingly well written, despite a lack of real substance to provide some backbone.
And yet, in spite of all this, it is still entertaining. I can't place why, but it is. And this is, I suspect, it's main redeeming feature
4/5… (meer)
The humour is not as overt as in some similar books - but that is a refreshing change. Certainly an enjoyable read, although it doesn't leave you with any form of after-thought, which would be a nice addition.
The actual plot is surprisingly well written, despite a lack of real substance to provide some backbone.
And yet, in spite of all this, it is still entertaining. I can't place why, but it is. And this is, I suspect, it's main redeeming feature
4/5… (meer)
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